Best Heats of 2012, by Surfer Magazine

We’ll remember 2012 as the year Joel Parkinson overcame Mick Fanning and Kelly Slater to win his maiden World Title. Over the course of ten months, surf fans witnessed a new generation of World Title candidates emerge, while the veterans reigned supreme, again. It was a year when J-Bay was missed, while Fiji was welcomed back. Here are the 10 best World Tour heats of 2012: Best Heats of 2012